Vietnam Mathematicians Launch Domestic PhD Supervision Program

Six internationally acclaimed Vietnamese mathematicians on March 6 committed to returning regularly to Vietnam to co-supervise doctoral students under Converging Scholars, a VIASM initiative announced by Fields Medalist Ngo Bao Chau. Each will spend two to three months per year over an initial three-year period teaching and co-supervising at the University of Science, with VIEF-funded tuition waivers and stipends up to VND16.7 million (US$637) monthly. The program aims to retain IMO-caliber talent and build domestic research capacity.